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THE SCRANTON TRIBUNJS-FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 1891).
9
DEATH Or MRS. JUDOE.
Mrs. Owen Judge, of Wyoming
street, succumbed to lieni t failure 'jrt
terday. Her denth hud been expect
ed for Geml dnyo. Slip Imd been a
resident of Curbondan- ninny yeur,
Und n a. member of St. Hnp vliutch
and tlif Ladles' Catholic llelievul'nt
nssoclatlon A husband mid nix chll
ortn Mirvlve lmi The cliiURhtcta tire:
Mr. John Campbell, Mi p. John Fad
Ken, Kate and Miuy Judge; tp sons,
MlehiuM and Domlnlck.
NEW OFFICERS.
Tho Home and KoicIrii Mlmiunurv
pcclety of the Methodist chnicn have
elected tho follonltipr uflU-viH- Ml.
Frank Kllpalilck. piesldent. Mie S.
T. Burnard, Mie piesldent, Mia.
Charles Emiiis, neeretary; Mr.s. W. II.
Moon, trenHUiet, Mrw J. T. l'ethlck,
corresponding secietuty. olmtlty com
mittee. Mis T C. Hobinson, Mis 1,.
D. Wolfe, Mis i:. Meyeis Mis. P. C.
Whltloc.lt.
DR. PLACE WILL REMAIN.
In all probability Dr Phue will re
main ultih the local Methodists an
other year. lilt annual icport has
been approved and genet al satisfac
tion with his services Is belnf; ox
pi eased. Miss Ida Snyder has been
elected organist, lce, Miss Hose
Strickland, resigned.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
Mlbrt Mary Male will return fiom
New York today.
Miss Jessie Moore, of Ten ate street,
will entertain the Young Ladles' Cook
ing club this afternoon.
All membeis nnd friends of the
Hendrlck Mission society nie Invited
to meet at the home of Mit. Anion
Fowler, ot Canaan btifcet, this aftei
noon. Ux-Mnyor O'Neill has taken an ofllee
In tho Burke building and will con
tinue tho practice ot law in this city.
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Lown aio visit
ing In Windsor.
Mrs. James Nlcol Is 111 at her homo
on Spring street.
Miss Blanche Brjant has icturiiod
to "Waymart.
J. C. Munn and 11 B. Aerv weie In
Scranton on business yesterday.
Haydn Evans' singing class -wilt glvo
a recital at Jermyn on the- soventenfi
Inst.
The young ladles of Trinity will re
peat their minstrel performance in
two weeks.
John Coyle, of Philadelphia, Is vis
iting relatives In this city.
The board of trade will meet again
nnd all citizens Interested In the town
are urged to bo present. The meeting
will be open to everybody.
JERMYN.
The 1 eason the Patterson Silk manu
facturers aro so slow In clinching their
bat gain with the Jermyn people Is that
besides our own town tho Arm Is carry
ing on negotiations with Mahanoy City,
Muncy, Bloomsburg, West Chester,
Bellefonte and Hallstead. The com
mittee were evidently wise when they
postponed canvassing for the funds un
til the firm had replied to tho commu
nication sent them.
Frank Collins is again out of tho
hospital, where tho recent skln-trans-plantlng
operation was performed upon
him and. which Is regarded as a com
plete success. His friends will he glad
to learn that the use of his leg will be
fully restored.
The Cecillan club of Carbondale con
sisting of twenty-two ladies, under tho
direction of Professor Hayden IJvans,
assisted by Mrs. Hannah Leonard, so
prano; Howell Davis, tenor, and Llew
Herbert, basso, will glvo a grand con
cert In Enterprise hall on tho 17th,
under tho auspices of the Crystal Fire
company. Tho concert will be a music
al treat and will no doubt bo largely
attended.
"Will Trotter has joined the regular
army, and left yesterday for Columbus,
Ohio.
Miss Emily lllch, ot Main street, was
a Scranton visitor yesterday.
William Mcrritt, a former Jermyn
lesldent who for some time has been
ouslde foreman at the Rendham col
lleiy, has moved back to his farm at
Scott.
Miss Claia Waring, of Scranton, is
th guest of the Misses Osborne, of
Main street.
Thomas Jones, of this borough, who
for somo time has been farming at
Scott, has given up his farm there and
moved on Mr. Bray's farm near Hones
dale. T E. Grlinths was at Scranton visit
or yesterday.
C. H. Seats, adjuster of the Home
Insurance company of New York, was
In lown yesterday adjusting the loss on
the recent lire.
Mr. and Mr.s. W. O. Hill, ot Main
street, weie in Scranton yesterday.
The borough council will hold their
regular monthly meeting this evening.
In IS88 my wife went East nnd was
attacked with rheumatism. She re
ceived no lellef until the tried Cham
berlain's Pain Balm. Slnee that time
we have never been without It. Wo
Hnd It gives Instant leuef In cases of
blurs and scalds and Is never falling
for all rheumatic and neuralgic pains.
D i' Brant, Santa Ynez, Cal. For
sale by all druggists. Matthews Bros.,
wholesale and retail agents.
TUNKHANNOCK.
The olllcers of Tunkhannock lodge,
No. 6f9, Independent Order of Odd Fel
lows, were Installed on Tuesday even
ing by D. D. G. M., N. E. Overtleld, of
Meshoppen lodge, No. C20, ns follows.
N. Q.. Hairy E. Cortrlght. V. G , Wal
lace Q. Haynes. secretary, J. F. Sick
ler. assistant hecietary. W. V. Shan;
treasurer, F C. Buigess; W. E. s.
Wintermute C , Ollcs II. Boss; O. G
Edwin Furman. I o, Freeman J.
"Welch. It. S.. Henry Harding; It. s.,
D. J. Scutt; R. S. S., Alex. Smales, L.
S, S., George H. Jones, chaplain, C E.
aicVlcar, It S of v. G., Andeison
Dann, L. S. of V G.. U. D. Gardner.
The following dates an fixed for the
Installation of olllcers of other lodges
in the county. Mill City lodge, No.
S90, special meeting April 7. Bed Jacket
lodge, No. S24, Factory vllle, tegular
meeting April 8; Nicholson lodge. No.
857, regular meeting April 10; Lacey
vllle lodge, No. 439, tegular meeting
April 15.
W. Dean Sampson, now burgess of
Tunkhannock borough, was an old-time
member of Triton Hose company. His
father was a charter member of the
fM RllU'o Positively cureicougbs,
ur.isun Sgtaft.-
Cough SyrupKP-;.ipfev.
ivi iuuuicu. i niica gooa. uoscsaresmau. 3
c.
company and Dcnn joined ihe Tritons
when they wcro located In the wooden
building on Putnam street, and helped
to build wood Urea In the old stove and
haul the old four-wheel truck, oil tho
old leather hose and performed the
various pleasant duties which fell to
tho lot of tho firemen In those days. He
afterwards moved to Emporium and
became a member of tho company at
that plare. He returned to Tunkhan
nock and again joined Triton Hose
company, this time ah an honorary
member. At the meeting on Tuesday
evening the company unanimously, and
without solicitation on the part of Mr.
Sampson, oted to make him a life
member of the oompntn, with all dues
remitted, In recognition of set vires to
the company.
Mis J. S. Tumi, of Sciatiton, who has
been visiting with het mother, Mrs.
Catherine Tounsenil, leturned home
on Wednesday.
In the Phtatt of Lavlna Champion,
late of North Blanch township, de
ceased, letter testamentary wete yen
let day Issued to Henry It. Champion.
William M. Piatt, Jr, of Utfayetto
college, who has been spending Hoster
with his parents hote, has returned to
Easton.
Di. D. W. Sturdovant. of Laceyvllle,
was in Tunkhannock on Wednesday.
J. T. Kethledge. Justice of the peace,
has moved his olllce to looms in tin
Piatt block on Biidgu stieet.
Dr. J. A. Holler, of Nicholson, was
in Tunkhannock Wednesday In attend
ance at the meeting or the pension
boatd ot Wjomlng county.
TAYLOR NEWS.
This Evening's Reception Installed
Offlceis Death and Peisonal
News.
This p pning a tecpptlon to be glen
b the Tajloi Camp. No. W2, Pattlotlc
Order Sons of America, which will be
held In their rooms In the Bed Men's
hall. Then will be ocal and lnsttu
menta inuslc and addt esses, followed
by the solving of lefreshments. At
the reception the noted elocutionist,
Miss Bessie Slote, of AVet Scranton,
will take pait and also Mls Hhodi
Clark, of Scranton Each member
Is requested to bring a friend. A'l
membets ure urgently lequested to no
present.
Miss Nellie Ainisttong, an estimable
young lady, and Mr. James Mollis, a
popular young man, both of this town,
will be married tomorrow evening at
tho home of tho bride's mother
Junior League entertainment, Pi Ice
Library hall, Friday evening, April
7. Admission, ndttlts, 15 cents; chil
dren under VI, 10 cents. Programme:
Selection, by the Wntklns family; re
citation, Bessie Davis; selection by
Mother Hubbard's singing class;
Mother Goose Introduces a few of her
children, music by the AVatklns fam
ily, recitation, T'riah Fatzlnger, selec
tion by Mother Hubbard's singing
class; exhlbtlon of doll babies, "Five
Little Pigs Who Went to Market," re
citation, "We's Twlnnles," Ray Dib
ble, Ellsworth Jones', selection by the
Watklns family. At the close of the
progtamme tho Willing Workets will
serve Ice cream and cake at tho usual
prices.
The following offlceis of the Wil
liams' Division, No. 61, Sons of Tem
perance, were installed at their looms
at tho Arehbald mine on Tuesday
evening. Tho ceremony was per
formed by District Deputy William
Thomas, as follows. Wot thy patri
arch, John S. Thomas; wot thy asso
ciate, Merclo Pennock, financial secre
tary, Benjamin Jenkins; recording
secretary, Esther Pennock; treasurer,
William Prestwood; chaplain, W. M.
Howells; conductor, John Roberts,
nsslster conductor, Jennie Davis. In
slle sentinel, Henry Bray; outside sen
tinel, Elmer Shlrtz.
Invincible Commandery, No. 232,
CHIEF ROBLING ARRESTS
The Manager of the Fhe Sale Storo
nt 225 Lackawanna Avenue Rival
Clothiers at the Back of It Their
Jealousy Now Exposed S500 De
manded and Refused and the
Arrest Follows.
Chief Robllng stepped In the store, 223
Lacka. ave., where a great flic sale of
clothing is now going on, and attested
the manager. At the hearing It was
discovered that some local rlal mer
chants w ere at the back of the prosecu
tion. The cause of this move on their
part is perfectly plain. This fire hale
Is closing out their stock and the rush
at this store for bargains was tho cause
of their jealousy. The law on which
they were arrested Is unconstitutional
and no line can bo collected. The man
ager Is now more determined than ever
to make It warm for these would-be
competitors, and from, now on you can
make up your mind that you will got
such bai gains you never dreamt of.
Men's fine Worsted Overcoats, $2.89.
This Coat Is worth $15,00 We allow
you to keep it home four days, and if
not soiled you may return the same
and we heieby agree to return tho
$2.98. Men's fine spring nnd summer
Overcoats In Silk and Satin lining,
$0.99 'inls coat Is really worth $20.00.
Men's Extra Fine Satin lined Spring
and Summer Overcoats, $7.S5, posi
tively worth $23.00.
A splendid suit of Men's Clothes,
$.'89. This .suit is positively wotth
$15.00. Keep It home four days and
If not soiled teturn and we agree to
lefund the $2 98. Men's fine Spring
Weight Pants $t 29. fine quality, really
worth $3.00, latest style and very hand
some. Keep them home four days and
If not soiled teturn the same nnd we
hereby ugiee to tetuin the $1.29.
Men's Extia Fine Suits $6.83. This
$0.65 suit Is the finest material, latest
style, well made and positively worth
$20.00. Ask to see It High grade goods
wearing equal to the finest quality
custom work, nnd over 10,000 dlffetent
suits, in silk and satin lined All must
go regal dless of cost
Bo s' und Children's Suits ftoni 78
cents ui Boy's Knee Pants, 17 cents.
Bos" Hats, worth $1.50, for 1.1 cents.
Men's Hats, 75 cents, worth $3.30. Good
Handkerchiefs 5 cents, worth 25 cents.
Socks :! cents. Men's fine Underwear
13 cents per suit, worth $2..r0. Fine Silk
Suspenders 8 cents, woith 75 tents.
Silk Umbiellus 49 tents, worth $3 50,
und a thousand other articles we have
no space to mention here.
We have thousands of Men's and
Bos" Suits which for want of space
wo cannot mention heie. Also Extra
Size Suits for Large and Stout Men.
2-'' Lackawunna avenue, between
riankllti and Penn avenues, a few
doois from Penn avenue, Scranton, Pu.
Don't oe misled by any sign which
otner met chants may display, look
for our sign, a laigo lied sign. Pay no
uttentlon to any other. Stote open
evenings until B p. m,
INTENSEUFFERING
FROM DYSPEPSIA AND STOMACH
TROUBLE.
Instantly Relieved and Feimanently
Cured by Stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets.
A New Dlscoveiy, Rut Not a Patent
Medicine.
Or. Bcdwcll l elates an interesting
account of what ho considers a ie
markable cure of acute stomach trou
ble and chronic dyspepsia by tho uso
of the new dlscoveiy, Ktuatt's Dyspep
sia Tablets,
He says. "The patient was a man
who had suffered to my knowledge
for yeatb with dyspepsia. Eveiy
thlng he ate seemd to sour and cieato
gases In the stomach: he had oalna
like iheumutlstii In the back, shoulder
blades and limbs, fullness and distress
after eating, pool uppetltc and loss ot
llesh; the heart became affected, caus
ing palpitation and sleeplessness at
night.
1 guo him poweiful nerve toii'cs
and blood remedies, but to no purposs.
As an experiment I finally bought a
fifty cent package of Stuart's Dynpep
bia Tablets at u drug Htotu and gave
them to him. Almost immediate r
llet was glen and after he hud used
four boxes he was to all appeal un-es,
fullv cured.
Theie was no tnoie ucldltv or sour,
wateiy tlslngs, no bloating after
meals, the uppetlte was vlgoious and
he has gained between 10 and 12
pounds in weight of solid, healthy
flesh
Although Stuart's Dspepla Tablets
ate advertised and sold In diug stolen,
!et I consider them a most uluablj
addition to any physician's line cf
lemcdlcs, as they ate perfectly harm
less and containing nothing out fruit
and vegetables essences, puie pepsin
and Golden Seal.
Without nnj question they tie the
safest, most effective cuie for indiges
tion, biliousness, constipation and all
derangements of the stomach, however
slight or seveie."
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets aie mido
by the F. A. Stuatt Co., ot M-trshall,
Mich., and ate sold by druggists every
whete at fifty cents per package.
Little book on stomach d'scasej
mailed free, addiess F. A. Stuart "o.,
Marshall, Mich.
Knights ol Malta, will meet this even
Ing in their rooms
Dr. and Mrs. Jamos E, Thompson
have leturned home from their wed
ding tour, which Included New Ymk
und other lesoits.
John II. Fern, ot Sumner avenue,
Hvde Patk, was a caller on fi lends In
tn s place the foiepart of the week.
All members of tho Taylor Silver
v ornet band aie requested to meet en
Monday evening In their looms In
Weber's hall at 7.".0 o'clock shaip.
Mrs. Thomas Evans, of Eynon
street, Hjde Park, was a guest of
friends In this place on Wednesday.
Tho funei.il of the nlne-months-old
son of Mr. nnd Mis. D.ivld J. Owens,
of Plymouth, occurred from the home
of the lattei's patents, Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas M. Davis, of Main street, es
teiday afternoon at " o'clock. Ser
vices weie held at the house by the
Rev. Ivor Thomas, of the WeNh Con
giegational church. Buiial was mude
In the Prcsbv teilan cemeteiy.
A neat sum was teallzcd by tho Lad
les, Btanch, No. 412, C. M. B. S., from
their banquet held In Weber's rink on
Monday and Tuesday evenings.
Mrs. David T. Davis, of Hazloton,
has been the guest of relatives In this
place for the past few dais.
Taylorvllle Lodge, No. C68, Indepen
dent Order of Odd Fellows, will !i
stall olllceis at tomotrovv evening's
meeting.
Mis. Daniel Jones, of Plttston, is
visiting relatives In this place.
Mis. William Davis, of South Scian
ton, was the guest of lelatlves In this
place recently.
Peter Lally, the popular dtuggist. of
Rendham, has recelv ed the appoint
ment as postmaster of that place, o
succeed Mr. George B Jermyn.
Mr. W. J. Davis, of North Tavlor.
has purchased a beautiful team of
blacks, which can tiot a mile In 2.50 or
better.
Don't forget to attend the baby show
to be ht'.d In the Price Library hall
this evening under the auspices of tho
Junior League of the M. E. churcn.
Mr. David J. Davis, who Is employed
as a miner In the North Taylor mine,
was quite serioubly Injured yester
day afternoon by falling roof. Ha
was taken to his home on Mnlu street.
His Injuries are quite serious.
Little Ruby Gagwer Is able to be
around, after a bevete attack of hlph
therla. Funoial Director John E. Davis is
much improved.
WHAT PEOPLE SAY about Hood's
Sarsaparllla Is that It cures when nil
other remedies fall. Therefore you
should take Hood'H Saisaparllla In pre
ference to all others.
Hood's Pills cure hlllousness. Mailed
for 25 cents by C. I. Hood & Co., Lowell,
Mass.
PEOKVILLD.
The antics of a cra7y man created
great oxcltoment at Bell Place yestet
day morning. The man is a Hungarian
and at his boat ding house he assaulted
a boarder and then jumped through a
second-story window, taking sash and
all in his flight. He alighted on the
ground npparentlv unhurt. Special
Ofllcet L. B. Thomson was notified and
he undertook to capture the man, who
was whooping and yelling like an In
dian, but ho would not let the oflicer
gel near him and at last Thompson
startfd In to run him down. Mean
while n large crowd collected and
joined In the chase. The Hungarian
led the oflicer to the mountain, and
last seen of him he was at the Ontario
shaft. Every effoit Is being made to
capture the man.
Merchant W. F. Ketcham was n visit
or at Sctanton yesterday.
The funeral of the1 late Phillip Keller
will take place from the residence of
Mr. r, D. Keller, of Main street, this
afternoon at 2.30 o'clock.
Mr. I. F Hoyt has been made gen
eral manager of the Scranton Coal
company stoteB located nt Scranton,
The Most Popular Bicycle
FLOKEY & BROOKS, Agts.
$ (Batumi
three In number. Mr. Hoyt has resign
ed his position at tho Lackawanna Conl
company store here.
OLD FOltUE.
Mr. and Mis. II. L Edsall attended
the funeral of a telatlvc In Wyalusltig
on Wednesday
The Ladles' Aid society of the Bilclt
church will meet on Thursday after
noon nt tho homo of Mrs. E. L. Santce,
Mr. Charles Hppp has returned homo
after spending n few days with his
patents In this place.
Mr. and Mis. Churles Dolph attended
the funeral of Mr, A. M. ttldgewny. In
Scrnnton, on Wednesday.
Mr. William Drake "teturncd to Ills
studies at Lehigh on Tuesday after
spending his vacation nt the home of
his parents.
Professor and Airs. Santee, of Wllkes
Barro, v Islted, the past week, at tho
home of his brother, Rev. E. L. Snnteo.
The Epworth League and Sunday
school of the Brick chinch will hold a
supper In the church on Filday evening,
April 7.
PITTSTON NEWS
The Sad and Solemn Obsequies
Attending the Funerals of tho
Late Mis. Gilbert S. Jones and
John W. Smiles Membeis of the
Select Council in Trouble, and the
Piobable Outcome The Very Lat
est Local News Picked Up Last
Night.
The obsequies of Mis. Gilbert, which
occuned from the residence on Froth
Ingham stieet, were attended by a
laige concouisc of people, not only
fiom heie, but tluoughout the Lack
awanna and W)omIng vallejs. The
services weie conducted bv Rev. J. .1.
McKllpin Fletchel, of the Bait Sice,
nssslsted by n quartette fiom the same
denomination. The lloial offerings by
friends weie numerous and were unite
tokens of the esteem in which the do
t eased was held and who was known
bv a wide clicle of friends as a kin J
and Christian neighbor and a fond and
atfectionate wife and mother. The
funeial arrangements were under tho
supervision of the membeis of the
Knights and Ladles of Honor and the
pull-beareis weie members of that or
der and the school board, of which
the husband of the deceased Is an
honored member Among those In at
tendance weie Major Hauling, James
Young, Dunmore, C C. Dnscoll, of
Luzerne boiough, Pi of. SIiIpI, AW.
Sloan, William Abboth, Andrew Brv-
den, Adum A Hiyden, Alex Craig,
Alex Thompson, William Simpson unci
John Scilmegeor.
Another sad funei.il vesterdaj after
noon was that of the late Mrs John
W. Smiles, which took plare from the
family residence on the West Side, and
owing to the prominence of tho mourn
ing ti tends a latge attendance was
present to pay a last tribute of te
spect to one who In life washeldlnhlgh
esteem. The deceased befoie her mar
riage was MIhs Maggie Haston, and
a brother was one of the vl"tims of
the Twin shaft disaster. The tcr
vices were conducted by tho Iter. V.
Simpson, of the West Side M. E.
church, nnd this Included a fitting eu
logy upon the mctltoilous life of the
deceased. The funeral coiiugo war.
one ot the largest that has passvl
through this tlty In some time nnd the
Interment took place In tho liMston
cemeteiv.
The must anxious men in the tlty to
day aro Paul Bohan and James Ilcue
gan. of the select council. Tho former
will have to face two warranto proceed
ings, and District Attorney Martin will
ask the court how It comes about that
Bohan Is a member of the council and
alo a member of tho poor board It
Is very unfortunate for Ml, Bohan that
this veiy important matter should bo
sprung at this paitlcular time, from tho
faf t that on Monday evening next there
will bo a joint Fesslon of the council for
the express purpose of electing a city
solicitor and Attorney Bohan, his son,
and the piesent incumbent. Is a promi
nent candidate for ie-eleetlon. The
contest will be a close one, with Attor
ney Donnelly as the opposing candidate,
and as this l.i a case where every Vote
is as large U3 a freight car. It would
look to one "up a tree," that there aro
both lively times and trouble ahead,
Henegan, who was deposed by Chair
man Laugan, and who in icturn was
succeeded by the ever-watchful and
foxey P J. Joyce, bplleves he will yet
have his Innings and can yet see before
him the clay near at hand when ho can
once more resume his seat and get oven
with those who tiled to "nip In the
bud" his highest ambition. At any lata
there is fun ahead at next Monday
night's session, and Chairman McDon
ough Is busily engaged reading up
Cushlng'b ipnnual for the event.
Mts. Llvj Richards and family, ot
Scranton, are guests of Mrs. William
Bechtold, her mother.
Ex-Mayor Bowman nnd wife were
out yesterday morning for equestrian
exercise, nnd attracted considerable at
tention by their excellent horseman
ship. Thete Is a tubber-tlred vehicle In the
city, the first one, and a cracker jack
at that. Fltzpatrlck Is the owner.
A world tourist struck the town yes
terday with his bike und1 pushed his
wheel through Main street, because he
had lost his lamp down In the vicin
ity of Port GrifTlth The sun was
shining.
Chailes Sheppard, D. D., will Install
the offlcers of Plttston Lodge I. O. O.
F this evening,
A. II. Boys, a member of Company
B, Two Hundred nnd Fltst regiment,
New Yotk volunteers, and who has
Just been musteied out at Greenville,
South Carolina, was In the city last
evening and Is the guest of Del Ter
l ell. at the Sinclair house. Ho will go
to his home In Ithlca this morning.
"Tho London Gaiety GUIs," with
their up-to-date extravanza company
vvilll be the next attraction at Muslo
hall. Their dates aie next Monday
and Tuesdav.
John Clatk, a driver boy at one of
tho mines at Mooslc und who had
one. of hlb limbs badly laceiated by
the cars, was brought down here to
the hospital yestetday
Esther Armstrong, the little daugh
ter of Thomas Armstiong, tesidlng on
Railroad stieet, and who was severely
burned on last Tuesday by her clothes
becoming Ignited when playing at a
flro In the gaiden, died vesterday ut
ter suffeilng excruciating pain Sho
was a blight and Intel estlug child
und the parents ate nearly distracted
over the sad and unfortunate occur
tance. P. Maloney, a member of the select
council, having removed to Multby,
there Is now another vacancy in that
body, John Dempsey, ex-Burgess
Burke, Peter Klmmy und M. McAn
dtews are nliendy out as candidates.
Theio Is fun and plenty of It ahead
for Orecon.
REPUBLICAN" PARTY'S BIRTII.
Tho Part Played In It by the Late
Joseph Medill.
From tho Times-Herald.
How Mr. Medill came to found the
Republican pnrty when he was but .12
years of uge Is a story but little known
to the outside world.
Shortly utter General Scott's defeat
nnd tiefore Senator Douglas' Kansas
Nebraska bill had Hot the nbolltlonlsts
wild Mr. Medill sat down and wtotp
letters to the leaders of the disgruntled
and dlsoiganlzed Whig party, asking
thtm If they would assist In the for
mation of a new Republican pnrty on
the ruins of the old Whig organization
First of all he wtote to Horace Greely,
with whom ho had for some yenrs had
n tonslderable Intimacy. He had been
a cottcspondent of the New York Tri
bune; had visited Mr. Greely In New
Yoik (It vvns on the occnsloti ot one of
these- visits, over forty yeais, that
young westerner who had been Intro
ductd by "the chief" to Mr. Dana), and
when Mr, Greely in his lecturing tour
hnd visited the Western Reserve It was
Mr. Medill who hud entertnlhed him.
Mr. Greely's reply to Mr. Medill would
be a pieelous document, but for the
unhappy tlrcumstanio that It was de
sttoyed by the great fire In 1871, which
consumed the Chicago Tilbunc, to
gether with about a thousand letters
from ptomlnent men, Including Lin
coln and otheis. In Its place Mr. Medill
had only such a veislon as his tena
cious memory tould supply, but that Is
worthy ot repioductlon. Ml. Greelv
wrote:
"Go ahead with your proposed Re
publican paity, my f i lend and God
bless you! 1 hope you will have tho
best of luck. Th time has Indeed
come to bury our beloved party. It Is
dead. We have many fool ft lends who
Inslbt It Is only In a comatose state and
will recover, but I tell them It Is dead'
Still I dare not yet In New Yoik an
nounce the demise of the party and
call for tho reoig.intzattou of a new
one. Rut do you go uhend on tho West
ern Reserve and commence the work
I like the name for It (Republican). 1
was opposed to J. Watson Webb when
he changed the name Demociatlc Re
publican to Whig; but at that time
he had tho public ear. If you can get
tho name Rtpubllcan stnrted In the
west it will grow In the east. I fully
agree to the name and the new christ
ening" Some of the other teplles were In
teresting. J. Watson Webb clung to
the name of Whig. "It was." he said,
"u good enough standard. It was the
stnndard under which the best battles
for liberty hnd been won among English-speaking
people. And especially he
saw no reason for assuming the name
undei which Imperial Rome fell "
Thurlow Weed curtly made answer
that In his opinion the time had not
yet come for the reorganization of th"
Whig party. The party had survived
defeat before and would survive again
"He scolded me," Mr Medill put It,
"for running away, and bald the old
Whig guard cf New York had no In
tention of changing standards." Wil
liam II. Steward answered biiefly "Go
ahead and try It. The name is a good
one."
Various teplles came from Mi. Med
lll's other lonespondents. Some of
them were editors In Pennsylvania and
others In the mldwestern states Nearly
alt were elcslious of the proposed
change, but none of them had the cour
age to take part In tho Initiative. A
f-w repudiated the, idea altogether.
Thus, the editor of the Columbus Jour
nal declared the movement was pre
mature nnd would kill his paper out
right, thp sentiment ot the Whigs in
his part of Ohio being wholly oppesed
to such "Western Reserve radicalism'"
John Depoere. editor of the Indianapo
lis Journal, afterward public printer
under Lincoln and an Intimate friend
of the ptesldent, answered that the
Whigs In his state were so blue he did
not dare mention Filch a scheme, but
ho would talk with Mr. Medill about It
later on.
Meanwhile, In his Cleveland paper,
Mr. Medill kept hammering for a new
party organisation. Ho biouglu mat
ters so rapidly to a focus that one
night In March, 1S31, ho was able to
call to a meitlng in Cleveland twenty
Whig. Free Soil and Democratic lead
ers to whom he could safely propose
the Instant organization of a new pnrty.
Snlmon P. Chase was one of these
twenty men. Mr. Medill, as soon as
the meeting was opened, ptoposed that
the new party be formed and thnt It
be given the name of the Republican
party To this name Mr. Chaso vva3
opposed. He asked that the name be
Free Democracy. Finally, at midnight,
a vote wan taken on the party name,
and two-thirds present voted for the
title of National Republican paity.
Then the platform wasi drafted. It
was:
"No more slave states,. o more
slave territory. Resistance to proslav
ery aggression. Slavery is sectional.
Liberty Is national."
The platform was vviltten In part
by Mr. Medill and In part by Rufus
Spalding. The last two causes were
by John C. Vaughan. This work was
all done In the editorial room of Mr.
Medill in tho Cleveland Leader s of
tlco. Finerty's Sermon,
rrom Llpplncott's Magazine.
Before ex-Itepresentatlvo John rinerty
became famous as tho great American
Urltlsh-llon-tall-twlster he was ono of the
best reporters in Chicago. lie vvus on
tho Tribune, and one day a certain city
editor (best known to fame as tho man
viho always wore a stiaw hut and smoked
a corn-cob pipe) decided that Mr I'lnerty
should be disciplined. It was Saturduj,
and somo time after midnight Mr. rinert.v
was absigned to repot t tho morning ter
tnon of an obscure minister vvaj down
on tho south side. I'lnerty was thn
senior, nnd his associates were thunder
struck. They expected nn explosion, at
least, but rinerty icmalned calm and
dignified, althnueh a tilde pale "Then
he will leslgn," they thuught, but rin
erty walked out and made no sign To
the surpilse of eveiy one he rtported thn
next ilaj, as usual, and turned In an ab
stract of the sermon. Every one read It
on Monday morning, and It was certulnlj
an eloquent and carefully ic-porti'd ser
mon That afternoon a man of tin leal
cut called on the city editor and asked
lo see thu oung mun who bad reported
his sermon the morning before Mt I'ln
erty was Introduced The man uf the
elirleal cut would like to see Mr riner'y
alone for a few moments. Out In the
hallway ho asked, "Of course jou weie
not at my church yesterduy morning?"
"No," leplted Klnulj
"Well, I simply stopped to thank von
for the setmon. It was fur more elo
quent thun the one I preached "
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